Ive a problem with a "knocking rudder" on my snowgoose 37. The
noise at
anchor in a swell is not loud put persistent and annoying
I have replaced the linkages and had the pintle /lower
rudder support rebuilt but the problem remains.
I thought it must be the
rudder shaft/tangs within the rudder that must have come loose but when i took the rudder off completely and tried to turn the shaft while holding the rudder i was unable to get any movement.
However when the rudder is installed there is a 1 inch side to side movement of the trailing edge with no discernible movement of the shaft.
Am I missing something or do i just need to split the rudder to check the tangs are firmly attached to the
fiberglass.
The other rudder is absolutely fine with no movement.
Thanks in advance for any advice